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« on: February 21, 2023, 06:45:49 pm »

feature on BBC1 points west at 18:40pm on tuesday.

available on i-player for 24 hours only.

Would any one know how much of the rail lines/bridges/ have been damaged in Ukraine

Always think of my trip to Ukraine in the summer 2012 from the border with Poland at Przemyśl to lviv and onto kiev
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« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2023, 07:00:33 pm »

I am not sure Ukraine Railways would say, and Russian figures couldn't be trusted.

BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) news https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-64706057

Basically an updated version of the Bailey bridge.
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« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2023, 07:05:56 am »

There have been internal requests to identify any redundant equipment that has no future operational use that could be released to assist the Ukraine
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« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2023, 09:46:15 am »

There have been internal requests to identify any redundant equipment that has no future operational use that could be released to assist the Ukraine

Could they use Mick Lynch for anything?

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« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2023, 05:17:47 pm »

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I thought he was a prominent apologist for Putin. They may be tempted to answer something impolite - or worse.
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I thought he was a prominent apologist for Putin. They may be tempted to answer something impolite - or worse.

That's true. The Leadership of both the RMT (National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers) and ASLEF» (Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen - about) (for some reason) seem to be notable for the Putin apologists amongst them.

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